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diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c
index f324be50..ac261985 100644
--- a/refs.c
+++ b/refs.c
@@ -10,46 +10,6 @@
 #define USE_SYMLINK_HEAD 1
 #endif
 
-int validate_symref(const char *path)
-{
-	struct stat st;
-	char *buf, buffer[256];
-	int len, fd;
-
-	if (lstat(path, &st) < 0)
-		return -1;
-
-	/* Make sure it is a "refs/.." symlink */
-	if (S_ISLNK(st.st_mode)) {
-		len = readlink(path, buffer, sizeof(buffer)-1);
-		if (len >= 5 && !memcmp("refs/", buffer, 5))
-			return 0;
-		return -1;
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * Anything else, just open it and try to see if it is a symbolic ref.
-	 */
-	fd = open(path, O_RDONLY);
-	if (fd < 0)
-		return -1;
-	len = read(fd, buffer, sizeof(buffer)-1);
-	close(fd);
-
-	/*
-	 * Is it a symbolic ref?
-	 */
-	if (len < 4 || memcmp("ref:", buffer, 4))
-		return -1;
-	buf = buffer + 4;
-	len -= 4;
-	while (len && isspace(*buf))
-		buf++, len--;
-	if (len >= 5 && !memcmp("refs/", buf, 5))
-		return 0;
-	return -1;
-}
-
 const char *resolve_ref(const char *path, unsigned char *sha1, int reading)
 {
 	int depth = MAXDEPTH, len;